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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. XVILLIAMS, OF ROOKVILLE, MISSOURI.

IRONIN'G-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 338,126, dated March 16, 1886.

Application filed April 11, 1885. Serial No. 161,929. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN H. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rockville, in the county of Bates and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to ironing-boards, and it has for its object to provide a device of this character which shall be simple in its construction, effective for the purpose intended, strong and durable, and one that may be folded to occupy a minimum amount of space.

binations of parts hereinafter fully described, I

and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ironing-board constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line 00 ref Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section through one of the end supports on the line as 11;, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a bottom view showing the board folded.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures, A represents side rails, which are connected at their ends by transverse bars B B, the ends of which are The said bars are reduced, as shown at a, thus forming shoulders b, and upon said reduced portions of the bars are mounted legs 0, which bear against the shoulders Z) with their inner sides. Secured to and connecting the legs 0 are bars 0, which brace said legs and hold the same together. Rigidly secured to the upper side of the barB is a board, 0 which is smaller at one end, 0, than at its other end. Secured to the enlarged end of the board 0 is a strip of sheet metal, D, and bent to conform to the rounded end of the same. The said strip of metal D is thickest at a point midway its ends, and gradually decreases in thickness toward the ends.

Upon the upper side of the board 0 are arranged metal wires E, upon which the iron is to be placed when not in use, the metal strip D serving as a guard to prevent the iron from slipping from the table.

F represents a rod, which is attached to the under side of the board 0 at the enlarged end thereof in such a manner as to have a swing ing movement, said rod having a loop, 6, at its lower end, which loop is adapted to be engaged by a hook on one side of one of the bars connecting the legs, located at the enlarged end of the board 0 Hinged to the under sides of the side rails at about midway their ends and upon their under sides are rods G, having hooked ends, which are adapted to engage holes or openings in the supportinglegs and hold the same rigid when the board is in use.

I represents a bail, which has its ends turned outwardly in opposite directions, said out turned ends being located in holes or openings in the supporting-legs, which are mounted upon the bar B. The said bail is bent at an angle, as shown at g, and adapted to bear upon the upper side of the boardC at the small end thereof.

In use the article to be ironed is placed upon the board 0* and the bail turned up to engage the same, holding it in position, and also preventing the upward movement of the board. The rod F engages the hook on one of the connecting-bars, and thus serves to firmly brace the parts in position.

To fold the board, the rods are disengaged from the legs, the hook at the enlarged end released, and the bail removed from engagement with the upper side of the board, and the legs folded against the under side of the board. The rods are then engaged with eyes on the under side of the side rails, said rods extending transversely across the board and holding the parts together.

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In an ironing-table, the combination,with the side rails, of the bars connecting the same and carrying legs, a board secured to one of said bars, and a pivoted bail to engage the other end thereof, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the side rails, of In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the journaled bars connecting the same and presence of two witnesses.

carrying legs a pivoted bail bent as shown a bracing-rod, F, having an eye or loop to JOHN WILLIAMS 5 engage a hook, and rods adapted to be re- \Vitnesses:

movably connected. with the legs for support- L. T. STEPHENS,

ing the same, substantially as set forth. ASA MAOKLIN. 

